Individual mausoleum



July 21, 1931. w.' DAVIS INDIVIDUAL MAUSOLEUM Filed 001:. 26, 1928Patented July 21, 1931 yfi'jiru'rul) s'rn'rlasA PATENT `.o1-friesWILLIAM I.'1DA\TIS, 0F CAMPBELL, 'MISSOUBL ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS,

. T ESCO D. GRACE, 0F '.POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI INDIVIDUAL MAUsoLEUIIApplication led vOctober 26, 1928. Serial No. 315,186.

This invention relates generally to mausprleums and, more particularly,to a certa-1n new and useful improvement in mausoleumsof individualtype. Mausoleums of the type stated are adapted t-o be partiallyembedded inthe earth, and my invention has for its general object thepro-` vision .of an` individual mausoleum, comprising a sealedcasket-chamber and so con- 1o structed as to substantially orapproximately retain said chamber free from moisture and dampness.v

lAnd with the above and other obJects 1n view, my invention resides inthe novel fea- 15 tures of form, construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts hereinafter descrlbed and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, A l Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsectional 2.0 View of an individual mausoleum embodying my invention,showing the lid or cover` section in sealing relation over and Vupon thebody-portion in the provision of a dead a1r chamber above thecasket-chamber;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 2--2,Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 3 3, Figure 2.

Referring' nowmore in detail and by reference characters to thedrawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, Adesignates the body-portlon or shell of the mausoleum, which is ofelongated rectangular or. box shape, and which 1s cast or l5 constructedfrom concrete or other sultable plastic material to include end walls 1,1, side walls 2, 2, and a flat bottom wall 3, the shell A being open atits upper side. The material from `which the shell A' is cast or oo n-LO structed is preferably treated in some suitable manner to render thewalls substantially air and moisture proof. y

In the formation of the .shell or body A, its end and side walls 1 and 2are provided L5 upon their inner face with spaced shoulders 4 and 5, theformer being disposed suitably adjacent the bottom wall 3 and the latterbei ing dis osed suitably adjacent the `open top of the ody A. i0 Restedupon the shoulder 4 and,-1n the for- `are placed in said walls mation ofthe body A, sealed on the shoulder l 4 and to the shell A by means of alayer of concrete or the like l6, is a horizontally disposed formedconcrete or other suitable slab 7, which provides the ioor of the'casketchambera and the roof of a dead-air chamber b extendingtherebeneath throughout the entire area of the shell vA. l Embedded, inthe formation of body or shell A, to extend vertically in each of theend walls l and each of the side walls 2, are convection or air transfertubes 8, the upper ends of which terminate above the plane of the upperinternal shoulder 5, while the lower ends of which terminate below theplane of the lower. internal shoulder 4. The tubes 8 during the castingor formatlon of the shell A and function not only Ias so-called air andmoisture transfertubes, but also both as reinforcements for the bodywalls 1 and 2, and as side air spaces or chambers between the casketchamber a and the exterior, each tube 8 being provided at its lower endwith an L-extension 9 o ening Into the lower air chamber b and at ltsupper end with a similar extension 10 Opeliing into the body A above theplane of the shoulder 5, as best seen in Figures 1 and 3. As will beobserved, the open ends of the tube extensions 9 and 10 are Hush withthe lnner surfaces of the body walls 1 and 2 and thus permit ofready'removal of thel inner form when casting the shell A.

As so constructed, the shell A use, and in use a casket B is-suitablyplaced 85 through the open top of the shell A to rest on the floorprovlded by the vpartition 7. A second formed slab 11 of concrete orother suitable material is now disposed horizontally within the shell Ato rest -on the upper shoul- 9" der'5. A layer of concrete or the like12 is then suitably disposed over the slab 11, and the casket-chamber ah'ermetically sealed.

A moulded cover or lid 13 is rovided for closmg the upper open end Vortliebody portion A, -which lid or coverfis referably formed ofconcreteor' other suitable plastic material preferably similar to thatbfthe is ready for shell A. .The lid 13 is of correspondingly rectangularshape in plan and preferably of .10

a dimension so that its marginal edges will extend somewhat beyond theouter surfaces of the body walls 1 and 2. The medial portion of the lid13 is preferably made relatively thick for lstrengthening purposes, andat one end the lid13 is provided with `a projection 14 adapted toreceive a suitable marker -Prior now to closlng the shell A, a layersuperposed chambers, namely, the intermedi- 1 ofa suitable softplasticbinder, such as cement or thelike, is disposed uponI the Aup-`per margin of the body rwalls, which, lon hardening, the lid or cover 13being suitably placed upon 'the body A, unites the cover 13 to thebodiyl7 and, at the same. time, hermetically seals t e air-space cdefined in the shell A'b the lid or cover C.

T us the mausoleum includes a series of ate casket-chamber a,theunderlying lower air-chamber b, and the overlying upper airchamber c,which upper and lowerv air-chambers function to protect the intermediatechamber from dampness and atmospheric changes, the intermediate chambera'being further protected in such regard by the side air-chambersprovided by the tubes or ues 8.

Further, after the mausoleum isl sealed up, it will be seenthat the uper and lowerchambers c and b will' have communication through theseries of tubes 8, any'number of which convection'or air transfer tubes18 may be provided along each end and each side of the shell A; it ispreferred, however, that at least two of such tubes be provided in eachwall for properly retaining the form sections in` position.

The mausoleum is intended to be embedded in the ground so that merelythe lid 13 is eX- posed 'to the atmosphere. Due to suchl exposure, theair within the up er chamber c will be usually drier or at aphlghertemperature than in the lower chamber b; a thermic action. will hence becreated between the spaced chambers 'b and c, whereby' moisture anddampness from the lower chamber b will be conveyed by convectionfthroughthe tubes 8 to the u per air` chamber c and be disposed of throng thelid 13 by atmospheric absorption.

Thus it will beapparent that I provide a l unique constructionforindividual mausoleums, wherein the casket-chamber will be retained dryand free from moisture through the provision of protecting sealed airvchambers arranged above and belowl the casket- 'chamber and havingcommunication with vone 'another v1nsuch manner asto eliminate throughsrl-called capillary action and at.

capillary action and' in shown and described, without departing 4fromthe spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims. e

Having thus scribed my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby'Letters Patent is:

1. In an individual mausoleum,in combination a box-shaped shellconstructed as .a unit of2 cementitious material and 'unitarilycomprising a base wallfand upstanding vside and end walls, upper andlower cementitious partition walls disposed horizontally within theshell in spaced relation to each other and to the upper mar ins of saidside and end .walls and to the. ottom wall and dividing the shellinteriorly to include and provide an tion upon the upper margins of theshell side and end walls and providin a roof for said overlyingair-chamber, an pipe-members embedded and concealed in certain of theupstanding walls of the shell and havin outlets into said upper andlower air-cham` ers for providing communication therebetween.

2. An individual mausoleum including a box-shaped shell. constructed asa unit of cem.- entitious material and unitarily comprisin a bottom walland upstanding side anden walls, a cementitious partition permanently Afixed horizontally within the shell intermediate said bottom wall a'ndthe upper margins of saidl side and end walls, said partition formingthebottom wall of a casket-chamber and the upper wall of an air chamberunderlying the casket-chamber, a secondpartition adapted to be fixedwithin, and to the side and end walls of,A the shell in spaced relationboth from the upper margins of said walls and from the first partitionand providing the upper wall of the casket-chamber, and a lid adapted tobe sealed to the upper margins of the side and end walls ofthe shell andproviding with the second partition an airchamber within theshell overthe casketchamber. l i

3. .An individual mausoleum including a box-shaped shell constructed asa unit of cemtween the casket-chamber andthe bottom wall of the shell,and an upper chamberoverl ing the casket-chamber, and a cementitlous 11dadapted for disposition and sealin upony the upper mar 'ns of the sideand en vwalls of the shell an providing a closure for sald overlyingair-chamber. 4. An individual mausoleum including a box-shaped shellconstructed as a unit of cementitious material and unitarily comprisin abottom wall and upstandin side and en walls, said side and end wallsaving interior shoulders spaced from each other and from the bottom'wall and the up er margins of the shell, cementitious artltionsdisposed horizontally within the shell and resting for sealing upon therespective shoulders, and a lid adapted to be sealed to and upon theupper margins of the shell side and end walls, said partitlons and lid`dividing the shell into a central casket-chamber and closed air-champbers within the shell overlying and underlyi ing the vcentralcasket-chamber.

5. An individual mausoleum including a box-shaped shell constructed asaV unit of cementitious material and unitarily comprisin la bottom walland upstandin side and en walls, said side and end walls aving interiorshoulders spaced from each other and from zo vthe bottom Wall and the uper margins 0f the shell, cementitious artltions dlsposed horizontallywithin the sliell and resting for s sealing upon the respectiveshoulders, a lid adapted to be sealed to and upon the upper n; marginsof the shell side and end Walls, said partitionsand lid dividin theshell into a central casket-chamber anclosed air-chambers within theshell overlying and underlying the central casket-chamber, and airpasivo sages in the walls of the shell aordng communication between saidupper andl lower air-chambers.

In testimony whereof, `I have signed my lname to this specilcation.

WILLIAMI. DAVIS.

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